California-based Nubeva is building technology to recover encrypted data without making ransomware payments
US Disrupts North Korean Hackers That Targeted Hospitals
The FBI and Justice Department recently disrupted the activities of a hacking group that was sponsored by the North Korean government and that targeted U.S.
Ongoing ‘Roaming Mantis’ Smishing Campaign Hits Over 70,000 Users in France
A Chinese threat actor named Roaming Mantis has been targeting Android users in France with the MoqHao malware in a new smishing campaign, security researchers with Sekoia warn.
FBI Warns of Fraudulent Crypto Investment Applications
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning financial institutions and investors of fraudulent cryptocurrency investment applications used to defraud victims of millions of dollars.
Digium Phones Targeted in Cybercrime Campaign Aimed at VoIP Systems
Security researchers with Palo Alto Networks have detailed a recent campaign targeting the Elastix system in Digium phones with a web shell that allows attackers to drop and execute additional payloads.
PLC and HMI Password Cracking Tools Deliver Malware
Tools advertised as being capable of cracking passwords for HMIs, PLCs and other industrial products have been found to exploit a zero-day vulnerability, and threat actors are using these tools to deliver malware.
Unpatched WPBakery WordPress Plugin Vulnerability Increasingly Targeted in Attacks
The Wordfence team at WordPress security company Defiant warns of an increase in attacks targeting an unpatched vulnerability in the Kaswara addon for the WPBakery Page Builder WordPress plugin.
Powerful ‘Mantis’ DDoS Botnet Hits 1,000 Organizations in One Month
Web protection firm Cloudflare warns that a small but powerful botnet has launched distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on roughly 1,000 organizations over the past month alone.
Microsoft: North Korean Hackers Target SMBs With H0lyGh0st Ransomware
Microsoft this week sounded the alarm on a North Korean threat actor using the H0lyGh0st ransomware in attacks targeting small and midsize businesses worldwide.
Bot Battle: The Tech That Could Decide Twitter’s Musk Lawsuit
If Twitter’s lawsuit over Elon Musk’s $44 billion buyout bid ever reaches trial, the case will likely center on a ubiquitous and often unloved technology: bots.
